Barrister Abdullahi Nyako, the Principal Personal Assistant to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is dead.
The Adamawa-born Barr. Nyako passed away in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the early hours of Thursday, September 22, 2022.
Atiku confirmed his death with a tweet on Thursday morning saying “Barrister Abdullahi Nyako was more than an aide; he was family to me in every sense of the word. He served me with loyalty and diligence. He will be sorely missed.
Barr. Abdullahi Nyako was more than an aide; he was family to me in every sense of the word. He served me with loyalty and diligence. He will be sorely missed. pic.twitter.com/792mWHxYvo
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) September 22, 2022
“On behalf of my family, I convey my deepest condolences to the Abdullahi family and pray that the Almighty Allah will comfort and strengthen them. May Allah forgive his sins and grant him Aljannah Firdaus. Ameen.”